Cpt Sam Kim

Cpt Sam Kim serves as a key contracting professional within the 0906 Aq Co Det B Contracti, part of the Department of the Army, responsible for managing construction and infrastructure sustainment acquisitions at overseas U.S. military installations in South Korea. Focused on operational readiness, Kim oversees the full lifecycle of facility-related procurements, including structural upgrades, utility system modernization, and building services essential to combat support infrastructure. Their role ensures compliance with military engineering standards and timely delivery of mission-critical construction projects under the Army’s overseas infrastructure modernization mandate. Kim maintains consistent, long-term relationships with a core group of South Korean-based contractors, including YEAJIN E&C CO., LTD., LK TECH CO., LTD., NOKHWACHANGJO, YIBON CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD., and DAE HUNG CO., LTD. These partnerships reflect a preference for local, regionally experienced firms with proven expertise in military-grade construction and rapid-response facility maintenance. The contracting approach emphasizes reliability, cultural familiarity, and logistical efficiency, enabling seamless execution in austere and high-demand operational environments. All procurements administered by Kim are designated as Local Area Set-Aside under FAR 26.2, reflecting a strict commitment to prioritizing indigenous South Korean contractors with established presence and capacity in the region. This policy ensures maximum economic benefit to the local defense industrial base while aligning with U.S. Army directives for host-nation support and sustainable infrastructure development. No other socioeconomic set-asides are utilized, underscoring a deliberate, geographically focused contracting strategy. The agency’s entire procurement portfolio is concentrated under NAICS 236210 (Industrial Building Construction), indicating exclusive focus on heavy industrial and military facility construction. This includes air base runways, hangar structures, barracks, power distribution systems, and other mission-critical infrastructure requiring specialized engineering and compliance with U.S. military construction specifications (e.g., UFC standards). Kim’s expertise lies in managing complex, high-integrity construction projects under strict operational timelines and security protocols.